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Burstow, John



FIDE:	FIDE Card
Years:	1962-2011
Number of games:	92
Number of wins:	29
Number of draws:	21
Number of losses:	42
White score:	19½/49 (39.8% - Average Elo: 2264.38)
Black score:	20/43 (46.51% - Average Elo: 2263.9)

Rating progression

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White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses

Top wins

Burstow, John - Berry, Jonathan (2290), Vancouver op, Vancouver (A41) - 1981

Burstow, John - Kaptsan, Aron (2255), Manitoba-ch, Manitoba (C95) - 1992

Burstow, John (2288) - Zaczek, Jonathon (2189), Winnipeg Oliver Memorial active, Winnipeg (B84) - 2011

O'Donnell, Tom (2390) - Burstow, John, Winnipeg Kent Oliver Memorial, Winnipeg (C68) - 1993

Gentes, Kevin (2325) - Burstow, John, Winnipeg Kent Oliver Memorial, Winnipeg (D89) - 1993

Baragar, Fletcher (2310) - Burstow, John (2280), Winnipeg Tuesday Night op 4th, Winnipeg (D97) - 1999

Burstow, John - ? (40)

Kaptsan, Aron (2/4)

Gentes, Kevin (½/3)

Baragar, Fletcher (0/2)

Kirton, Dale (2/2)

Langner, David (0/2)

Rasmussen, Barry (1/2)

Adamski, Jan (0/1)

Altschuler, Bruce E (1/1)

Amado, Claudio (0/1)

Babb, Jeff (½/1)

Balandin, Aleksey (0/1)

Berry, Jonathan (1/1)

Blackstock, Leslie Steven F (0/1)

Bojkovic, Slobodan (0/1)

Brodie, Hugh (1/1)

Chalker, Robert P (½/1)

Cordovil, Joao Maria (0/1)

Dietrich, Norbert (0/1)

Douglas, Richard (1/1)

Gardner, Robert (1/1)

Gat, Israel (½/1)

Gibson, Kris (½/1)

Jung, Hans Rudolf (0/1)

Kollar, Frank (1/1)

Kristjansson, Bragi (0/1)

Lipnowski, Irwin (½/1)

Matera, Salvatore Joseph (0/1)

Olafsson, Helgi (0/1)

Pacey, Kevin (1/1)

Perron, Sean (1/1)

Piasetski, Leon David (0/1)

Prystenski, Arthur (0/1)

Scholl, Eddie C (0/1)

Seirawan, Yasser (½/1)

Suttles, Duncan (½/1)

Vlaovic, Djordje (½/1)

Vukcevich, Milan R (0/1)

Wheeler, Bill (1/1)

Witt, Laszlo (0/1)

Zaczek, Jonathon (1/1)

? - Burstow, John (35)

Rasmussen, Barry (1½/4)

Gentes, Kevin (1/3)

Prystenski, Arthur (½/3)

Ivanov Kirilov, Nino (0/2)

Baragar, Fletcher (1/1)

Barden, Leonard William (0/1)

Benjamin, Joel (0/1)

Cannon, Raymond Charles (1/1)

Cunningham, Walter (0/1)

Fox, Terry C (0/1)

Fuller, Maxwell L (½/1)

Glauser, Hansruedi (½/1)

Krystall, Danny (0/1)

Marchand, Erich Watkinson (0/1)

Martinovsky, Eugene Simeon (1/1)

Schulz, Manfred (1/1)

Schulz, Waldemar (0/1)

Sommerfeld, Gilbert (1/1)

Taylor, Gordon (0/1)

Waissbluth, Boris (1/1)

Wolford, David (1/1)

Yoos, John C (½/1)

Openings played as White (36)

B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.f4)
Average Elo: 2255
Result: 1½/4 = 37.5%

B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2201.5
Result: 3/4 = 75%

B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/2 = 25%

C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2380
Result: ½/2 = 25%

C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/2 = 0%

A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (1.d4 d6)
Average Elo: 2380
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

C12 French, McCutcheon (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4)
Average Elo: 2285
Result: 0/2 = 0%

C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4)
Average Elo: 2255
Result: 1/2 = 50%

C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6)
Average Elo: 2267.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B03 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.O-O)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nxc6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B38 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy Bind, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3)
Average Elo: 1800
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5)
Average Elo: 2555
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A57 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5)
Average Elo: 2420
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7)
Average Elo: 1999
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bf4)
Average Elo: 2056
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Ne2 Ba6)
Average Elo: 2560
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.f4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.c3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B32 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6)
Average Elo: 2285
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dc 5.O-O f6 6.d4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2300
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C18 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3)
Average Elo: 2260
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B26 Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Be3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 a6)
Average Elo: 2189
Result: 1/1 = 100%

Openings played as Black (27)

C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6 9.h3)
Average Elo: 2141
Result: 3½/5 = 70%

D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/4 = 25%

B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nxc6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

D87 Grunfeld, Exchange (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Ne2 c5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/3 = 16.67%

B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2320
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

C56 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/2 = 50%

C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6)
Average Elo: 2312.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/2 = 0%

D89 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Ne2)
Average Elo: 2305
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A16 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A34 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 Ng4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C55 Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C80 Ruy Lopez, Open (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Qe2)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6 9.h3 h6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D01 Richter-Veresov Attack (1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo: 2220
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D30 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6)
Average Elo: 2609
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D77 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D80 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D93 Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3)
Average Elo: 1804
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D97 Grunfeld, Russian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 O-O 7.e4)
Average Elo: 2310
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E14 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bg5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E87 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.d5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E92 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%